"In a Bloomberg poll, 88% of respondents said that Wall Street bonuses should either be banned outright or taxed at 50%. Just 7% said they should remain an incentive. To put that 7% figure in perspective, 6% of Americans believe the moon landings were a hoax; 7% believe Elvis lives; 24% believe that Barack Obama is a secret Muslim; 41% believe in ESP; and 48% believe in creationism. Americans will believe anything, it seems-except the idea that incentivizing bankers at systemically important institutions to take big risks makes any sense at all."

-- Felix Salmon

#Wall Quotes #Believe Quotes #Moon Quotes

“Belief doesn't rest on proof or existence...it rests on faith...without faith there is nothing.”
“The nurse knocked softly on the door of the examining room and wheeled in a shiny silver tray displaying neatly arranged instruments of torture.”

Source : Jennifer Echols (2009). “The Ex Games”, p.168, Simon and Schuster
“Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future.”

Source : "Letter from London". Personal Website, palinstravels.co.uk. September 18, 2003.
“Bathtubs, pools, water - to me, it's a very essential part of being grounded and sensual and feeling yourself.”
“Awareness is becoming acquainted with the environments, no matter where one happens to be.”
“Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually writing the songs and getting out of mind and into the song.”

Source : "Kelly Osbourne's DOs and DON'Ts of Body Confidence" by Amy Spencer, www.glamour.com. April 2, 2012.
“My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do.”
“If we're going to change the world for the better, kids need to know that they can by feeling good about who they are and helping others.”

Source : Dorothy Koomson (2007). “Marshmallows for breakfast”

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